Mayo Clinic Q and A: Curious about acupuncture?

DEAR MAYO CLINIC: I started chemotherapy last month, and my health care provider suggested I try acupuncture for nausea. How does acupuncture work? Is there any risk to trying it? ANSWER: Traditional Chinese medicine, including acupuncture, dates back more than 2,500 years. Acupuncture involves inserting thin, single-use, sterile needles through the skin to identify and [...]

Publication date: Available online 30 November 2018Source: World Journal of Acupuncture - MoxibustionAuthor(s): Xian-bing HOU, Lei PAN, Qi-cai WANGABSTRACTA 54 years old male patient, 5 months ago, cough and expectoration were induced by lung cancer and hiccups were triggered and lasted for 1 day after radiochemotherapy. Firstly, the sensitized points were detected in the region of BL 17. The disposable subcutaneous trocar acupuncture needle was inserted transversely. Afterward, the Zúsānlĭ (足三里 ST 36) was injected by metoclopramide injection, one mL each point, then catgut embedding was carried at ST36.Comp...